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HSI/India has successfully persuaded the majority of Indian states—including the top egg-producing states—to declare that confining hens to battery cages violates the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act of 1960. India is the third largest producer of eggs in the world. Currently

Humane Society International has been working to increase global awareness about the threats these vulnerable predators face, as well as the crucial role they play in maintaining healthy oceans. Much progress has been made, but the situation for most sharks remains dire

by Keren Nazareth Orissa, India is one of the most important breeding grounds for Olive Ridley turtles in the Indian Ocean. In the past few years, due to bad weather, increased trawlers, construction of ports, and predators such as feral dogs and

by Mark Jones Environment minister Richard Benyon has rejected calls from us and our partners for a meeting to discuss the need for a statutory close season for hares, in order to protect pregnant and nursing does and their leverets (young) during

Nuggehalli Jayasimha is the Managing Director of Humane Society International / India based in the city of Hyderabad. Jayasimha manages HSI’s programs in India related to farm animal welfare, wildlife, and animals used in research, as well as several country-wide campaigns. Jayasimha

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Modern non-animal tests represent the very latest techniques that science has to offer to ensure the safety of new cosmetic products and ingredients. These alternatives tests are often quicker, cheaper and more reliable than outdated animal tests, producing results that are more

The Asia Canine Protection Alliance is an international alliance of animal protection organisations formed by Humane Society International, Animals Asia Foundation, Soi Dog Foundation, and Change For Animals Foundation. We are committed to improving the welfare of dogs in the region by

As of 2013, there has been increased global attention to the treatment of farm animals, especially the welfare of breeding pigs and egg-laying hens. Pigs are intelligent, highly social animals, yet many female breeding pigs in Latin America are treated as piglet-producing